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PM goes back to school with cash for teachers Teachers who meet performance benchmarks could be rewarded with bonus payments of up to $8,000 under a re-elected Labor Government. Olympic ambition drove Lane to murder, court told A Sydney court has heard champion water polo player Keli Lane murdered her daughter because of an overriding ambition to represent Australia at the Olympics. He's blowing up: huge toad shocks Julie Bishop Politicians are renowned for holding babies during election campaigns, but in Darwin today it was a large cane toad named Rabbit that Julie Bishop had in her hands. Swan, Hockey debate value of stimulus Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Opposition treasury spokesman Joe Hockey have disputed the impact of the Government's stimulus spending in a debate on the economy. Children hurt in chemical attack Two young children have suffered burns to their faces after they were hit by chemicals thrown from a rooftop in Melbourne.
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The manufacture of political reality Somewhere along the way, an election about nothing has become a prolonged seminar on ontology, as 'Foolyah Julia' and 'Phoney Tony' compete over who is the more real. This new focus on political character directly replicates the preoccupations of US campaigning, in which all candidates try for authenticity, all of the time. But why, exactly, have we moved to this presidential style of politics? Enter the endgame: Liberal campaign launched With the Coalition's campaign launch, we finally reached the end of 'the pussyfooting phase' and entered the 'endgame'. Saint Paul's Letter to the Electorates: Chapter 5 "Why witnesseth we a presidential campaign, when we have no president?" St Paul on the campaign trail. Liberal winning point: 'We're not the Labor Party' "The Labor Party thinks this is all about them," declared Tony Abbott, just seconds in to his big launch speech at the weekend. If so, they're not the only ones. Tony Abbott thinks this is all about Labor too. Why else would he spend half of his campaign launch speech talking about his opponents? The answer lies in the barely-repressed grins that were on the faces of all who cheered for him. Mad Hatters of the campaign tea party Although I initially had faith in him, it is now clear Mark Latham is an unhinged liability prone to turning up at press conferences and scaring children with his bulging eyes. It's hard to know what to make of Latham's behaviour, though the message to the public is clear: never elect a dangerous man. Why, then, Liberal voters expect Tony Abbott to be any different is beyond me.
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10 killed in passenger boat capsize At least 10 people were killed and dozens are missing after a passenger boat went down in waters off eastern Indonesia, police said. Actress Patricia Neal dies aged 84 Actress Patricia Neal, winner of both Academy and Tony awards, has died at her home in the north-western US state of Massachusetts at the age of 84, The New York Times reported. Australians unaccounted for after India floods The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) says poor communication is hampering efforts to verify if any Australians are caught up in a flood emergency in northern India.
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Greens guarantee loans for renewable energy The Greens have promised to guarantee loans for large-scale renewable energy projects. Moon landing antenna listed as national landmark A ceremony has been held at Canberra's Deep Space Communication Complex this morning to recognise a relic of Australia's involvement in the 1969 moon landing. Polar bears face melting chemical cocktail Polar bears, the icon of the Arctic, are under threat from the twin challenges of climate change and chemicals that are not breaking down in the region's cold waters.
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He's blowing up: huge toad shocks Julie Bishop Politicians are renowned for holding babies during election campaigns, but in Darwin today it was a large cane toad named Rabbit that Julie Bishop had in her hands. Cockatoos galore invade Atherton Tableland Residents at Atherton, west of Cairns in far north Queensland, say they are dealing with a cockatoo population explosion of epic proportions. Underground coal gasification 'not without risks' A scientist reviewing underground coal gasification (UCG) says the technology offers highly efficient energy production for a relatively low cost.
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